A South Carolina community was left reeling after it was revealed that the son of a respected local pastor allegedly imprisoned four adults in his basement for years, a horrifying ordeal that only came to light after one of the victims passed away inside the house.
35-year-old Donnie Ray Birchfield Jr., is facing 16 charges, including false imprisonment, ab*se of a vulnerable adult, domestic violence, and financial fraud, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.
“This is a sick individual,” neighbor Darryl Evans told local media. “He’s a sick person to do something like that.”
